January 15, 2025
The Political Science Department is pleased to announce a recent publication by faculty member Dr. Robert Sata, co-authored with Dr. Marta Zerkowska-Balas. Their article, titled “Covid-19: Crisis, Accountability and Support for Populist-Authoritarian Governments in Poland and Hungary,” has been published in the Journal of Comparative Politics (Vol. 18, Issue 1).
The study examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on governance in Poland and Hungary, focusing on how crises affect accountability and public support for populist-authoritarian governments. It offers a detailed analysis of political trust and the responses of democratic institutions under stress.
The article is available here.
We congratulate Dr. Sata on this publication.